The Office of the Honourable Peter Kent is happy to announce that Temple Har Zion on Bayview Avenue in Thornhill has received a significant amount of funding to secure its premises under the guise of Public Safety Canada’s Security Infrastructure Project.
In July 2007, the Minister of Public Safety announced the Security Infrastructure Pilot (SIP) Program - a $3 million initiative to support communities at risk of hate-motivated crime. The pilot program is being extended for another year.
The SIP Program is intended to help defray the costs of security infrastructure enhancements including:
- security assessments (not to exceed 25% of total project costs) ;
- security equipment and hardware, such as alarm systems, closed-circuit televisions, digital video recorders, fences, gates, lighting, intercom systems;
- minor construction costs related to the project, such as contractor fees, labour, equipment rental, installation fees; and
- training costs directly related to the new security infrastructure.
Organizations eligible for SIP funding are not-for-profit community centres, provincially recognized educational institutions, and places of worship with a demonstrated history of being victimized by hate-motivated crime. Public institutions and for-profit organizations are not eligible for funding.
